Photodynamic therapy of diseases of the head and neck / edited by Merrill A. Biel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Biel, Merrill A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Head--Diseases--Photochemotherapy.

Head.

Neck--Diseases--Photochemotherapy.

Neck.

Head--Cancer--Photochemotherapy.

Neck--Cancer--Photochemotherapy.

Head and Neck Neoplasms--drug therapy.

Photochemotherapy.

Neck--Diseases.

Head--Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Head and Neck Neoplasms--drug therapy.

Photochemotherapy.

Physical Description:

xii, 184 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Plural Pub., [2007]

Summary:

This authoritative text is the first to present the background, methodology, and outcomes for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) treatment of diseases of the head and neck. The editor, an expert and pioneer in this field, discusses the indications for PDT treatment with their advantages and pitfalls, providing clinicians and basic researchers with an understanding of PDT and how to employ it for the successful treatment of head and neck cancers.

Contents:

The Roswell Park history of PDT: 1972 to the present: a personal perspective / Thomas J. Dougherty

Principles of photodynamic therapy-induced killing of tumor cells / Nancy L. Oleinick and David Kessel

PDT laser physics and safety / Tom Mang

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) in oral cancer / Barry L. Wenig and David Goldenberg

Photodynamic therapy of early laryngeal cancer / Merrill A. Biel

Interstitial PDT cancer treatment / Christian S. Betz and Colin Hopper

Intraoperative adjuvant PDT of head and neck cancer / Merrill A. Biel

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) in nasopharyngeal cancer / I. Bing Tan ... [et al.]

Photodynamic therapy for esophageal diseases / Wytske M. Westra and Kenneth K. Wang

The use of photodynamic therapy in the management of lung cancer / Eric S. Edell

Photodynamic therapy in skin cancer of the head and neck / Alexander Kübler and Nicolas Hunzelmann

Nursing care of the photodynamic therapy (PDT) head and neck cancer patient / Carla Kane

Photodynamic therapy of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis / Mark J. Shikowitz, Bettie M. Steinberg, and Virginia Mullooly

PDT of bacterial and fungal biofilms / Merrill A. Biel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781597560801

1597560804

OCLC:

150374561